Raise your hand if you have finished your holiday shopping…Thought so, it’s ok though as I still have to get some Christmas gifts as well. With that said I couldn’t even think shopping as my head was below the water line for most of the week. I also have to apologize to anyone who tried visiting my site yesterday and was met with an Apache or Fatal Error message. A mix-up with my hosting company GoDaddy made for an eventful afternoon. Despite the screw-up and original bad advice, I have to credit Jason (service rep) who went above and beyond to help me out. Hopefully your week was better. This week’s edition of Five for Friday juggles an eclectic slew of articles that I hope you geek out on. Have a good weekend and catch you on Monday.

Tolkien Fan Creates His Own Stunning Hobbit House – Not going to lie here, but I am a complete geek when it comes to Tolkien and his books. I am also truly envious of the dude who had the house in the video below built.

Twitter Brand Pages are Pointless – I like this tongue-in-cheek post from Brian Meeks. While I get the satire I also have seen folks make the same argument complaining that they preferred the fail whale to any innovations. Twitter is changing to get mass appeal not appease fanboys like me or you.

If You Like Links, You’ll Hate What Facebook Is Doing To Them – have you ever tried to open a link in Facebook only to be told you have to authorize an app for a publication like the Washington Post or Guardian? If so you know how much a pain in the ass it is. I know that when I get that, I forget about the article and head to Google. The main reason is that I don’t want to share my info with another vendor operating within Facebook. How about you?

Man Takes Out Mom’s Fake Obit to Get Paid Time Off – ever tell a white lie to get off of a day of work? We all have but would you ever think of putting out an ad and saying your mom was dead?

2011 in Lego: the year’s news – in pictures – GEEK ALERT #2 – I know I try not to show too much of my geeky side in these weekly posts but I love Legos. Hell I even broke my two front teeth when I was a kid taking Legos apart. I also like news so when the news is told in Legos, you can bet your sweet ass it winds up in Five for Friday.

Raise your hand if you have finished your holiday shopping…Thought so, it’s ok though as I still have to get some Christmas gifts as well. With that said I couldn’t even think shopping as my head was below the water line for most of the week. I also have to apologize to anyone who tried visiting my site yesterday and was met with an Apache or Fatal Error message. A mix-up with my hosting company GoDaddy made for an eventful afternoon. Despite the screw-up and original bad advice, I have to credit Jason (service rep) who went above and beyond to help me out. Hopefully your week was better. This week’s edition of Five for Friday juggles an eclectic slew of articles that I hope you geek out on. Have a good weekend and catch you on Monday.

Tolkien Fan Creates His Own Stunning Hobbit House – Not going to lie here, but I am a complete geek when it comes to Tolkien and his books. I am also truly envious of the dude who had the house in the video below built.

Twitter Brand Pages are Pointless – I like this tongue-in-cheek post from Brian Meeks. While I get the satire I also have seen folks make the same argument complaining that they preferred the fail whale to any innovations. Twitter is changing to get mass appeal not appease fanboys like me or you.

If You Like Links, You’ll Hate What Facebook Is Doing To Them – have you ever tried to open a link in Facebook only to be told you have to authorize an app for a publication like the Washington Post or Guardian? If so you know how much a pain in the ass it is. I know that when I get that, I forget about the article and head to Google. The main reason is that I don’t want to share my info with another vendor operating within Facebook. How about you?

Man Takes Out Mom’s Fake Obit to Get Paid Time Off – ever tell a white lie to get off of a day of work? We all have but would you ever think of putting out an ad and saying your mom was dead?

2011 in Lego: the year’s news – in pictures – GEEK ALERT #2 – I know I try not to show too much of my geeky side in these weekly posts but I love Legos. Hell I even broke my two front teeth when I was a kid taking Legos apart. I also like news so when the news is told in Legos, you can bet your sweet ass it winds up in Five for Friday.

Raise your hand if you have finished your holiday shopping…Thought so, it’s ok though as I still have to get some Christmas gifts as well. With that said I couldn’t even think shopping as my head was below the water line for most of the week. I also have to apologize to anyone who tried visiting my site yesterday and was met with an Apache or Fatal Error message. A mix-up with my hosting company GoDaddy made for an eventful afternoon. Despite the screw-up and original bad advice, I have to credit Jason (service rep) who went above and beyond to help me out. Hopefully your week was better. This week’s edition of Five for Friday juggles an eclectic slew of articles that I hope you geek out on. Have a good weekend and catch you on Monday.

Tolkien Fan Creates His Own Stunning Hobbit House – Not going to lie here, but I am a complete geek when it comes to Tolkien and his books. I am also truly envious of the dude who had the house in the video below built.

Twitter Brand Pages are Pointless – I like this tongue-in-cheek post from Brian Meeks. While I get the satire I also have seen folks make the same argument complaining that they preferred the fail whale to any innovations. Twitter is changing to get mass appeal not appease fanboys like me or you.

If You Like Links, You’ll Hate What Facebook Is Doing To Them – have you ever tried to open a link in Facebook only to be told you have to authorize an app for a publication like the Washington Post or Guardian? If so you know how much a pain in the ass it is. I know that when I get that, I forget about the article and head to Google. The main reason is that I don’t want to share my info with another vendor operating within Facebook. How about you?

Man Takes Out Mom’s Fake Obit to Get Paid Time Off – ever tell a white lie to get off of a day of work? We all have but would you ever think of putting out an ad and saying your mom was dead?

2011 in Lego: the year’s news – in pictures – GEEK ALERT #2 – I know I try not to show too much of my geeky side in these weekly posts but I love Legos. Hell I even broke my two front teeth when I was a kid taking Legos apart. I also like news so when the news is told in Legos, you can bet your sweet ass it winds up in Five for Friday.

Raise your hand if you have finished your holiday shopping…Thought so, it’s ok though as I still have to get some Christmas gifts as well. With that said I couldn’t even think shopping as my head was below the water line for most of the week. I also have to apologize to anyone who tried visiting my site yesterday and was met with an Apache or Fatal Error message. A mix-up with my hosting company GoDaddy made for an eventful afternoon. Despite the screw-up and original bad advice, I have to credit Jason (service rep) who went above and beyond to help me out. Hopefully your week was better. This week’s edition of Five for Friday juggles an eclectic slew of articles that I hope you geek out on. Have a good weekend and catch you on Monday.

Tolkien Fan Creates His Own Stunning Hobbit House – Not going to lie here, but I am a complete geek when it comes to Tolkien and his books. I am also truly envious of the dude who had the house in the video below built.

Twitter Brand Pages are Pointless – I like this tongue-in-cheek post from Brian Meeks. While I get the satire I also have seen folks make the same argument complaining that they preferred the fail whale to any innovations. Twitter is changing to get mass appeal not appease fanboys like me or you.

If You Like Links, You’ll Hate What Facebook Is Doing To Them – have you ever tried to open a link in Facebook only to be told you have to authorize an app for a publication like the Washington Post or Guardian? If so you know how much a pain in the ass it is. I know that when I get that, I forget about the article and head to Google. The main reason is that I don’t want to share my info with another vendor operating within Facebook. How about you?

Man Takes Out Mom’s Fake Obit to Get Paid Time Off – ever tell a white lie to get off of a day of work? We all have but would you ever think of putting out an ad and saying your mom was dead?

2011 in Lego: the year’s news – in pictures – GEEK ALERT #2 – I know I try not to show too much of my geeky side in these weekly posts but I love Legos. Hell I even broke my two front teeth when I was a kid taking Legos apart. I also like news so when the news is told in Legos, you can bet your sweet ass it winds up in Five for Friday.